| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | but [verb] [pers pn] was | 120 |
|
| 2 | but [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] | 104 |
|
| 3 | but [verb] it [was/were] | 58 |
|
| 4 | but [verb] he [was/were] | 32 |
|
| 5 | but say [pers pn] [was/were] | 31 |
|
| 6 | but [verb] [pers pn] were | 24 |
|
| 7 | but said [pers pn] [was/were] | 21 |
|
| 8 | but [verb] she [was/were] | 20 |
|
| 9 | but [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] | 17 |
|
| 10 | but know [pers pn] [was/were] | 17 |
|
| 11 | but [verb] they [was/were] | 17 |
|
| 12 | but knew [pers pn] [was/were] | 15 |
|
| 13 | but think [pers pn] [was/were] | 13 |
|
| 14 | but [vb -s] [pers pn] [was/were] | 12 |
|
| 15 | but thought [pers pn] [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 16 | but [v-ing] [pers pn] [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 17 | but find [pers pn] [was/were] | 8 |
|
| 18 | but found [pers pn] [was/were] | 8 |
|
| 19 | but suppose [pers pn] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 20 | but suppose [pers pn] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 21 | but deny [pers pn] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 22 | but decide [pers pn] [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 23 | but [verb] i [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 24 | but denied [pers pn] [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 25 | but claim [pers pn] [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 26 | but insisted [pers pn] [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 27 | but insist [pers pn] [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 28 | but decided [pers pn] [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 29 | but says [pers pn] [was/were] | 5 |
|
| 30 | but feel [pers pn] [was/were] | 5 |
|
